Nigeria: Abduction
Commons · Question 101818 · Tabled 2 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Ruth Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what (a) diplomatic steps is her Department taking to assist in (i) locating and (ii) rescuing the remaining girls kidnaped from Chibok on 14 April 2014, and (b) what recent
Answer
Answered by Chris Elmore, 12 Jan 2026
The UK Government strongly condemns the abduction and continued captivity of children by Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa (ISWA) in North East Nigeria, and has repeatedly called for their release. This includes the 2014 kidnapping of the Chibok sc...